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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part I · Chapter 703 — Department of the Army

§ 7019. General Counsel

Statutory text

(a)

There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Army, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b)

The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–433 title V § 501(a)(7) · 100 Stat. 992

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7019

    Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(7), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1038, § 3019

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(7), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1038, § 3019

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) Ante, p. 1034. Chapter 303 is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: “§ 3019. General Counsel “(a) There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Army, appointed from civilian life by the President. “(b) The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe. “§ 3020. Inspector General “(a) There is an Inspector General of the Army who shall be detailed to such position by the Secretary of the Army from the general officers of the Army. An officer may not be detailed to such position for a tour of duty of more than four years, except that the Secretary may extend such a tour of duty if he makes a special finding that theextension is necessary in the public interest. “(b) When directed by the Secretary or the Chief of Staff, the Inspector General shall— “(1) inquire into and report upon the discipline, efficiency, and economy of the Army; and “(2) perform any other duties prescribed by the Secretary or the Chief of Staff. “(c) The Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Army and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate. “(d) The Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3) rogarding the Department of the Army. “(e) The Inspector General shall have such deputies and assistants as the Secretary of the Army max prescribe. Each such deputy and assistant shall be an officer detailed by the Secretary to that position from the officers of the Army for a tour of duty of not more than four years, under a procedure prescribed by the Secretary.”.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989

    Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title VII § 703(a) · 102 Stat. 1918

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 7019(a)

    Pub. L. 100–456 inserted “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456 inserted “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Requirement for Advice and Consent of Senate.— Sections 3019, 5019, and 8019 of title 10, United States Code, are each amended by inserting “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” after “President”.

  3. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 808(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7019

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3019 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3019 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Subtitle B, Part I, Section Numbers.— Each section in part I of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 4,000.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1988–2018 · 2 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3019 of this title as this section.

1988

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456 inserted “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 703(c), , 102 Stat. 1996, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 5019 and 8019 of this title] shall apply to appointments made under sections 3019, 5019, and 8019 [now 7019, 8019, and 9019], respectively, of title 10, United States Code, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

Credits

1986–2018 · 3 acts
  1. 1986Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(7), , 100 Stat. 1038, § 3019
  2. 1988amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 703(a), , 102 Stat. 1996
  3. 2018renumbered § 7019, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.
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(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(7), , 100 Stat. 1038, § 3019; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 703(a), , 102 Stat. 1996; renumbered § 7019, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.)

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